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Rep. Tom Price, the Georgia Republican who heads the House GOP Study Committee, came to President Obama's speech Wednesday night itching to make a point. Price, who also happens to be an orthopedic surgeon, has often heard the president accuse Republicans of criticizing Democratic health care proposals while having no plans of their own. He expected Obama to do the same Wednesday night.
"We knew the president would at some point say something like, 'and the other side has no ideas,' " Price says. So Price and his Republican colleagues brought with them copies of the more than 30 health care reform bills they have proposed in the House this year.
Obama didn't directly accuse Republicans of not having a plan. But he did say he would welcome "serious" health care proposals. "My door is always open," Obama said.
H.R. 77; H.R. 109; H.R. 198; H.R. 270; H.R. 321; H.R. 464; H.R. 502; H.R. 544; H.R. 917; H.R. 1086; H.R. 1118; H.R. 1441; H.R. 1458; H.R. 1468; H.R. 1658; H.R. 1891; H.R. 2520; H.R. 2607; H.R. 2692; H.R. 2784; H.R. 2785; H.R. 2786; H.R. 2787; H.R. 3141; H.R. 3217; H.R. 3218; H.R. 3356; H.R. 3372; H.R. 3400; H.R. 3438; H.R. 3454; and H.R. 3478.
The House Republican Health Care Solutions Group has been working for months on a plan, listening to the American people, talking to doctors and patients, collecting input,and studying and debating ideas. This process has resulted in the broad outline of a health care reform plan that the solutions group hopes will receive bipartisan support.
- Sen. Jim DeMint
"All Americans should have a health insurance plan that they can afford, own, and keep – that government can never take over or take away. No American should be forced into a government-run system that limits their choices and rations their care.”
I did read one of the republicans proposals for health care.
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How does any of that fix health care.
it basicly said give business tax credits for health care ...
and individuals tax right offs for health care ...
And on top of that they wanted to give money to the insurance companies in different programs ...
what I've read has been much more involved than just tax credits
To lower the costs of health care, the Republican plan:
• Brings greater fairness to the tax code by extending tax savings to those who currently do not have employer-provided insurance but purchase health insurance on their own. This provision would provide an “above the line” deduction that is equal to the cost of an individual’s or family’s insurance premiums.
• Provides immediate substantial financial assistance, through new refundable and advanceable tax credits, to low- and modest-income Americans.
• Recognizes that many Americans who have not yet hit retirement age but may be changing jobs or have lost a job often face higher health care costs. To help those aged 55 to 64, the plan increases support for pre- and early-retirees with low- and modest-incomes.
• Recognizes that one of the largest obstacles for many small businesses when it comes to retaining current employees or creating new jobs is the cost of health insurance. The plan allows states, small businesses, associations, and other organizations to band together and offer health insurance at lower costs.
• Implements comprehensive medical liability reform that will reduce costly, unnecessary defensive medicine practiced by doctors trying to protect themselves from overzealous trial lawyers.
• Provides Medicare and Medicaid with additional authority and resources to stop waste, fraud, and abuse that costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year.
• Creates incentives to save now for future and long-term health care needs by improving health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements as well as creating new tax benefits to offset the cost of long-term care premiums.
• Gives financial help to caregivers who provide in-home care for a loved one.
I knew YOU'd read before jumping to conclusions.
For your information I am a boss. So I don't think I need you to explain it to me.
"To lower the costs of health care, the Republican plan ... Brings greater fairness to the tax code by extending tax savings to those who currently do not have employer-provided insurance ... ."
This is a tax right off.
"Provides immediate substantial financial assistance, through new refundable and advanceable tax credits, to low- and modest-income Americans."
Another tax credit.
" To help those aged 55 to 64, the plan increases support for pre- and early-retirees with low- and modest-incomes."
This one is a subsidy to the isurance companies witch I don't think need any more money.
How would you know?
"The plan allows states, small businesses, associations, and other organizations to band together and offer health insurance at lower costs."
About the only good part of this plan.
" Implements comprehensive medical liability reform that will reduce costly, unnecessary defensive medicine practiced by doctors trying to protect themselves from overzealous trial lawyers."
This limits you from being able to sue some one for harming you and I don't want to give up my rights to a doctor or a insurance company. I as a business owner have liability insurance and nobdy has ever claimed on my policy becuase of me harming some one or harming personal property of anyone.
"Provides Medicare and Medicaid with additional authority and resources to stop waste, fraud, and abuse that costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year."
Another good part of this plan.
" Creates incentives to save now for future and long-term health care needs by improving health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements as well as creating new tax benefits to offset the cost of long-term care premiums."
Another tax credit.
"Gives financial help to caregivers who provide in-home care for a loved one."
Another Subsidy to a insurance program.
There is nothing about how they will pay for it.
So even this one from CBS is worthless in my book.
"To lower the costs of health care, the Republican plan ... Brings greater fairness to the tax code by extending tax savings to those who currently do not have employer-provided insurance ... ."
"Provides immediate substantial financial assistance, through new refundable and advanceable tax credits, to low- and modest-income Americans."
" To help those aged 55 to 64, the plan increases support for pre- and early-retirees with low- and modest-incomes."
"The plan allows states, small businesses, associations, and other organizations to band together and offer health insurance at lower costs."
" Implements comprehensive medical liability reform that will reduce costly, unnecessary defensive medicine practiced by doctors trying to protect themselves from overzealous trial lawyers."
"Provides Medicare and Medicaid with additional authority and resources to stop waste, fraud, and abuse that costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year."
" Creates incentives to save now for future and long-term health care needs by improving health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements as well as creating new tax benefits to offset the cost of long-term care premiums."
"Gives financial help to caregivers who provide in-home care for a loved one."
If the repubs were interested in advertising their bills they would of run around advertising their bills instead of making up nonsense about socialism and death panels.
" Implements comprehensive medical liability reform that will reduce costly, unnecessary defensive medicine practiced by doctors trying to protect themselves from overzealous trial lawyers."
This limits the amount of money you can sue for from suffering and limits the amount you can collect for damages as in how much it cost you for the rest of your life to be treated for injuries or how much you can sue for on the loss of income due from injuries. and if im not kistaken $200,000 was the cap they wanted on it.